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Oscar Brand Biography (1920-)

Addresses: Home: 141 Baker Hill, Great Neck, NY, 11023; Office: One Times Square, New York, NY, 10026; Agent: Vince Cirincione, 300 W. 55 Street, New York, NY, 10019.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

actor, composer, lyricist, critic, director, producer, writer

Birth Details

February 7, 1920

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Famous Works

• Non-Theatrical Career
• Teacher--New School for Social Research since 1968; Hofstra University since 1969.
• Debut
• Will, Oklahoma, Mr. Snow, Carousel, Schroon Crest Playhouse, Schroon Lake, NY, 1956.
• New York Debut
• Jim, How to Steal an Election, Gem, 1968 for 68 performances.
• Principal Stage Appearances
• Wanderer, It's a Jungle Out There, 78th Street Playhouse, NewYork, 1982.
• Film Debut
• The Farmer, The Farmer Goes to Town (Encyclopedia Britannica), 1950.
• Principal Films
• over one hundred documentaries as principal actor, host, or narrator.
• Television Debut
• with Herb Shriner on CBS, 1946.
• Television Appearances
• The Editor, Whistlestop, 1947; Kate Smith Hour, 1948; Americana, 1948; panelist, Draw Me a Laugh, 1949; Presidential Timber, 1952; The Longines Hour, 1955; host, The Bell Telephone Hour, 1963; music director, Exploring, 1964; The Right Man,1964; Sunday, 1965; star and host, Let's Sing Out, 1966; Brand New Scene, 1967; American Odyssey, 1970; host, Touch theEarth; critic-reviewer, Arts in Review (CBC).
• Radio Appearances
• Host, Folk Song Festival, 1945--74; lead, Dr. Christian, 1948; soloist, Citizen of the World, 1949.
• Concerts
• Debut--Narrator, Peter and the Wolf, Midwood Auditorium, New York,1938.
• Plays
• score, In White America, 1967; score, A Joyful Noise, 1967;score, Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N, 1968; score, How to Steal an Election, 1968; book and score, Sing America Sing, 1975; score, It's Jungle Out There, 1982; also unproduced shows: ThunderBay, 1972; Fun and Games, 1977; Second Scroll, 1982.
• Song Books Published
• Singing Holidays, 1957; Bawdy Songs, 1958; Folk Songs for Fun, 1962; Courting's a Pleasure, 1963; The Ballad Mongers, 1964; Songs of '76, 1972; When I First Came to This Land, 1974; also ten song folios.